May 25, 2016 . The same homeowners that had Steve's crew build a custom shed have contracted him again to construct a new, composite deck on the back of their home. They went with brand composite materials for the build, because is virtually maintenance free, meaning the homeowners won't ever need to..

Sep 15, 2012 . In the recently published article Freestanding Decks (July/August 2012), I noticed some images of beautiful deck projects that were potentially flawed. It appears that many of these deck projects included Above Ground Use treated wood in direct contact with the ground, and in some cases these materials..

Hardwood and plastic or composite decking products may be substituted for conventional . Beams must be supported on each end by a post and cannot be supported with beam hangers off the house. .. Decks that are attached to a house require a ledger board to be fastened to the house structure, and the deck joists are

Although framed with pressure-treated yellow pine, this deck has skirtboards, railings and deck boards made of , a composite of recycled polyethylene and wood. . We found the base after some research and a few phone calls: a wire-mesh reinforced concrete tower normally used to house utilities underground

Lee's Do it Best Home Center, located in the St. Louis suburb of Millstadt, IL, has a great selection of composite decking. If you're looking for composite decking in the greater St. Louis area, including Belleville, Westview, Columbia, Waterloo, and St. Clair County, make Lee's Do it Best Home Center your first stop

This seven-part series of videos and how-tos shows you how to design and build a wood or composite deck from footers and framing to decking and . Let your imagination be your guide to take you to the best deck for your home. Building a . And, before beginning any excavation, call 811 to check for underground utilities

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Composite decking, at least the first generation composite products that people were complaining to me about for the past 15 or so years is dead. Nobody buys the .. They say a plastic shopping bag will last 1000 years underground, it is a safe bet that composite boards will also do just as well when buried. Long after you..

Originally developed to elevate the structural weather resistance of residential housing in hurricane-prone regions of the U.S., the pultruded composite structural framing system used in construction of this multi-family unit in Florida has 15 times the resistance to uplift forces in high winds than conventional wood-and-nails..

Although framed with pressure-treated yellow pine, this deck has skirtboards, railings and deck boards made of . deck. A grand staircase facing the water, a wrap-. Prebending synthetic decking can be as easy as walking. Because is made from a composite of recycled high-density . to house utilities underground

Nov 30, 2015 . Earth-sheltered houses have long been known to be very energy-efficient, with the thermal mass of all that dirt keeping the temperature relatively . these problems in an entirely new way, using the age-old methods of building with earth in conjunction with the space-age technology of composite materials

Pultruded composite structural support framing for buildings are being used to replace wood and concrete blocks because of their superior properties and lower cost. The composite framing is lighter than wood, stronger than steel and lower cost than concrete. The framing is resistant to rot, insects and water damage and..